SAM #36C24826R0114

VA Bay Pines Chemistry & Immunochemistry Laboratory Automation System IDIQ

This opportunity is for the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8), supporting the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and Lee County VA Healthcare Center, to acquire a fully integrated chemistry and immunochemistry laboratory automation system under a single-award IDIQ contract. - Government Buyer: - Department of Veterans Affairs - Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 8) - C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center - Scope of Procurement: - Furnishing, installation, implementation, maintenance, and support of a complete chemistry and immunochemistry laboratory automation system - Includes all equipment, analyzers, reagents, calibrators, controls, consumables, software, interfaces, accessories, labor, supervision, training, preventive and corrective maintenance, and technical support - Total laboratory automation and workflow optimization - Integration with existing laboratory information systems and third-party instrumentation - Products/Services Requested: - Comprehensive clinical chemistry and immunochemistry testing menu (over 80 analytes such as Albumin, ALT, Cortisol, PSA, Vitamin D, etc.) - Annual quantities range from single digits to over 200,000 units per analyte, measured per reportable result - Cost-per-reportable-result pricing structure - Equipment installation, validation, and ongoing operational support - Unique/Notable Requirements: - High-throughput testing and specimen management - Middleware and interfaces for interoperability - Phase-in/phase-out implementation timeline (up to 180 days) - Continuous delivery and support throughout the contract period - Maximum contract value of $45 million, minimum guarantee of $15,000 - No specific OEMs or brands are named; the procurement is open to all qualified manufacturers of laboratory automation systems and reagents. - Estimated contract duration is five years, with annual pricing periods and options to extend services.

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office (NCO) 08, in support of the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, intends to award a single-award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the furnishing, installation, implementation, maintenance, and support of a fully integrated chemistry and immunochemistry laboratory automation system with a cost per reportable result pricing structure. 

The contractor shall provide all equipment, reagents, calibrators, controls, consumables, software, interfaces, accessories, labor, supervision, installation, implementation, training, preventive and corrective maintenance, technical support, and all other supplies and services necessary to furnish a complete, fully operational laboratory testing system in accordance with the Statement of Work.

The proposed system shall support the clinical laboratory at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System by providing high-throughput chemistry and immunochemistry testing, integrated laboratory automation, workflow optimization, specimen management, and interoperability with the existing laboratory information system and applicable third-party instrumentation.

This acquisition will be conducted as a competitive procurement in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Part 15. Award will be made using the best-value tradeoff process. Evaluation factors will include Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Non-price Factors 1 and 2 are significantly more important than Factor 3 – Price.

The Government intends to award one (1) IDIQ contract with a five-year ordering period, a guaranteed minimum of $15,000.00, and a maximum aggregate ordering ceiling of $45,000,000.00.

The solicitation, including all attachments and any amendments is available electronically in SAM.gov. Interested offerors are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for the solicitation, amendments, and other procurement-related information.

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